Heavy Both Sides Machine Gun
M249
Heavy machine gun with 100-round magazine. Extremely expensive and heavy. Rarely used in competitive play but fun for casual.
Buy Price
$5,200
Kill Reward
$300
Combat Statistics
32
Base Damage
80%
Armor Pen
4x
HS Multiplier
1-tap kill
750
Fire Rate (RPM)
400
DPS (Raw)
100 / 200
Mag / Reserve
5.7s
Reload Time
195
Move Speed (u/s)
0.97
Range Modifier
2
Wall Penetration
Pro Tips for the M249
1
100-round magazine — spray forever
2
Very expensive at $5200
3
Slow movement speed
4
Almost never used in competitive
25 Available Skins
Browse all M249 skins with live market prices from major marketplaces.
Industrial Blizzard Marbleized
5 wears $21.65 – $159.85
Consumer Jungle DDPAT
5 wears $3.91 – $65.39
Mil-Spec Humidor
5 wears $11.28 – $23.40
Industrial Shipping Forecast
5 wears $19.11 – $20.91
Consumer Jungle
5 wears $3.91 – $12.93
Consumer Contrast Spray
5 wears $0.86 – $11.19
Restricted Nebula Crusader
5 wears $1.30 – $10.39
Consumer Impact Drill
5 wears $2.16 – $9.40
Mil-Spec Warbird
5 wears $0.73 – $8.72
Mil-Spec Magma
5 wears $1.10 – $5.81
Restricted Aztec
5 wears $0.58 – $5.38
Mil-Spec Deep Relief
5 wears $0.59 – $4.86
Consumer Predator
5 wears $0.58 – $4.61
Industrial Midnight Palm
5 wears $2.43 – $3.90
Restricted Emerald Poison Dart
4 wears $1.54 – $3.32
Restricted Downtown
5 wears $0.51 – $2.24
Mil-Spec Hypnosis
5 wears $0.11 – $1.89
Mil-Spec System Lock
5 wears $0.33 – $1.68
Mil-Spec Spectre
5 wears $0.28 – $0.61
Mil-Spec O.S.I.P.R.
5 wears $0.17 – $0.59
Industrial Spectrogram
5 wears $0.20 – $0.57
Consumer Submerged
5 wears $0.03 – $0.48
Industrial Gator Mesh
5 wears $0.03 – $0.19
Consumer Sleet
5 wears $0.01 – $0.05
Consumer Sage Camo
5 wears $0.01 – $0.03
Best M249 Skins by Price
Budget (Under $10)
Mid-Range ($10–$50)
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How much damage does the M249 do in CS2?
- The M249 deals 32 base damage per hit with 80% armor penetration. Headshot multiplier is 4x, meaning a headshot deals 128 damage before armor reduction.
- How much does the M249 cost in CS2?
- The M249 costs $5,200 to buy and gives a $300 kill reward. It's available to both sides players.
- What is the M249 fire rate?
- The M249 fires at 750 rounds per minute (RPM) with a 100-round magazine. Reload time is 5.7 seconds.
- How many skins does the M249 have in CS2?
- The M249 currently has 25 skins available in Counter-Strike 2, ranging across multiple rarity tiers from Consumer Grade to Covert.
- Is the M249 good in CS2?
- Heavy machine gun with 100-round magazine. Extremely expensive and heavy. Rarely used in competitive play but fun for casual.